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package org.openmrs.module.datalogging.handler.variable;

import org.openmrs.Person;
import org.openmrs.module.datalogging.configuration.Variable;
import org.openmrs.module.datalogging.handler.Handler;

/**
 * ComponentHandler will determine how a EventComponent will generate the value that need to
 * be stored in the database
 */
public interface VariableHandler extends Handler {
	
	/**
	 * Method that will define how the expression inside the variable object behave
	 * 
	 * @param person
	 * @param variable the variable object where the expression can be found
	 * @param object
	 */
	Object handle(Person person, Variable variable, Object object);
	
}
